State Police search for escaped Niantic inmate from Torrington

NIANTIC -- State police are searching for an inmate from Torrington who has escaped from York Correctional Institute in Niantic.

Police say the 49-year-old Lori Beyus, of 212 Barton St., was last seen wearing blue jeans and a maroon shirt on prison grounds in Niantic at about 6:30 a.m. on Sunday.

Department of Corrections records say Beyus is serving a 51-month sentence for second-degree robbery. She was sentenced in Jan. 2013.

At approximately 6:16 a.m. Sunday the facility was placed in lock down and an emergency count was ordered when correctional officers reported that an inmate was missing during breakfast in the facility dining hall. Beyus last entered the system on November 2, 2012 as a temporary surrender for the charge of second-degree robbery and is currently serving a 51 month sentence.

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She has several other convictions on her record, according to Judicial branch records, including interfering with police, breach of peace, disorderly conduct, third- and fifth-degree larceny, violation of probation, reckless driving, failure to appear in court, possession of narcotics and second-degree stalking.

The escape is considered a walk away as Beyus was housed on the minimum security side of the facility, which is not totally secured by a fence, state officials said..

Anyone with information about this inmate is asked to notify state or local police.